Iran foreign minister to return to Pakistan despite Trump cancelling envoys’ trip

Iran foreign minister to return to Pakistan despite Trump cancelling envoys’ trip Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 04/26/2026 - 13:18 Abbas Araghchi heads back to Islamabad, after visiting Oman and ahead of Moscow trip Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 25 April 2026 (Reuters/Handout via Pakistan Prime Minister's Office) Off Iran ’s foreign minister is expected to return to Pakistan on Sunday for peace talks, despite US President Donald Trump calling off his envoys’ planned trip to Islamabad. Abbas Araghchi would again meet Pakistani officials to convey "Iran's positions and views on the framework of any understanding to completely end the war". Tehran's foreign minister was in Islamabad a day earlier, after which he travelled to Oman, while other Iranian envoys had headed back to Tehran "to consult and obtain the necessary instructions on issues related to ending the war", according to the Isna news agency.